[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 42, Volume 1]
[Revised as of October 1, 2007]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 42CFR93.103]

[Page 590]
 
                         TITLE 42--PUBLIC HEALTH
 
    CHAPTER I--PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN 
                                SERVICES
 
PART 93_PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE POLICIES ON RESEARCH MISCONDUCT--
Table of Contents
 
                            Subpart A_General
 
Sec. 93.103  Research misconduct.

    Research misconduct means fabrication, falsification, or plagiarism 
in proposing, performing, or reviewing research, or in reporting 
research results.
    (a) Fabrication is making up data or results and recording or 
reporting them.
    (b) Falsification is manipulating research materials, equipment, or 
processes, or changing or omitting data or results such that the 
research is not accurately represented in the research record.
    (c) Plagiarism is the appropriation of another person's ideas, 
processes, results, or words without giving appropriate credit.
    (d) Research misconduct does not include honest error or differences 
of opinion.